Tag: Local News
Ex-diplomat remembered as ‘fighter for ordinary people’
A Cold War era diplomat, Canada’s representative in southeast Asia, is being remembered as a fighter for the little guy who dedicated his life to the foreign service.
LFP ARCHIVES: The Londoner who created Scott Pilgrim
With Netflix set to air the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, we’re recalling that it’s based on the popular graphic novel series created by London native Bryan Lee O’Malley.
‘Tough and soft’: Goderich mourns second mayor in one year
As tributes pour in for their late mayor, Goderich politicians are faced with filling their leader’s shoes for the second time in a year.
Rising Owen Sound performer opened Summerfolk’s main stage Friday
Owen Sound’s Paige Warner opened Summerfolk 48’s main stage Friday night. The 25-year-old learned just before midnight the day before that someone had cancelled and they wanted her and her band to perform in the festival’s marquee venue, the 3,000-seat amphitheatre, on opening night. She’d played Summerfolk before, in the Down by the Bay tent, […]
End of an era for Lucknow’s Strawberry Summerfest
As Lucknow’s Strawberry Summerfest comes to an end after more than 25 years, organizers reflect on the community event and how it came to be. “It had some good years, but it came with a lot of effort from the members that were dedicated to it,” said longtime committee member Betty Stanley. The event began […]